Advantageously overlooking the city and the plains to North, the Citadel is part of Brasov's external fortification system. At first a number of wooden defensive walls were erected here, later, shattered by Petru Rares. On the same place they constructed a stone stronghold called Cetatuia, destroyed by fire in 1618 and reconstructed in 1625. For defensive purposes the residents added to the original building four enormous stone bastions in 1630. The stronghold was deserted later, after scientific innovations made cannons stronger than the construction. It served as a jail for a while.

At the present time the stronghold was turned into a restaurant named Cetate. If you visit the restaurant keep in mind to take a trip and admire the collected works of medieval weapons hanged on the walls and to drop a penny in the well - 81 metres deep - for good luck. In the centre of the Citadel is a thin courtyard exhibiting shields, coat of arms, a canon and lances.

The Fortress or the Citadel is called in Romanian Cetate; the name one should use if would like to ask the local people for information about it. Most Romanians do not know the English name of the site. It isn’t hard to find, as it is at the top of the hill across the Central Park.